Improvement in vapor-burners



J. S. WOOD. .Vapor-Burner.

No. 212,293. Patented Feb.`11', 1879.

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JOSEPH S. WOOD, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN VAPOR-BURNERS.l

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 212,293, dated February 11, 1879 Vapplication iled August 22, 1878.

To all 'whom it may camera: f

Be it known that I, JOSEPH S. Woon, of

']3rooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedVapor-Burner, of which the following is a specification:

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l represents a vertical central section of my improved vapor-burner, with surrounding globeshield 5 Fig. 2, a side view of the burner with globe-shield detached, and Fig. 3 a top view of burner and globe-shield.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts.

This invention has reference to an improved vapor-burnerforpetroleum and otherlamps, by which an illuminating-name of any desired size and a uniform and steady light are obtained, and the invention consists of a vapor-burner to which the oil is supplied by any suitable regulating device, the burner-tube being heated up by* the generating-name of a downwardly-extending tube that connects with a vapor-supply orifice of the burner-tube, and has Ia bottom exit-hole and curved point to produce the lapping of the flame around the burner-tube. A set-screw of the supply-orifice admits the regulating of the generating-flame for the size of the burner-tip to be used. A globe-shield with top and bottom holes protects the generating-lame, and supplies the required quantity of air to the same and to the air-ports of the burner-tube for mixing with the vapors of the oil to form the illuminating-gas for the burner.

By referring to the drawings, A represents the burner tube or pillar, that is provided, in the usual manner, with a suitable cock or setscrew to regulate the supply of oil to the burner. The burner is started by igniting the customary alcohol-flame of a cup or dish that surrounds the burner-tube below the cock, which then lights the illuminating-flame and the generating-flame. The burner-tube A carries at the upper end a tip of suitable size, and supplies, through an orice, a, below the same, the gas-vapors to a chamber, b, and to a downward-extending tube, B, which has an opening at the lower end and a tapering deflector at the point that is curved toward the burnertube, so as to produce a generating-name that divides and laps around the burner-tube. The oil that is lifted by suitable pressure to the burner is changed by theheat of the generating-flame into vapors, and mingled with the required quantity of atmospheric air that e11- ters through the air-ports f of the burner-tube. A set-screw, d', enters into the chamber b and regulates the supply of vapor to the generating-flame, so as to adjust the heating-dame, and thereby the vapors generated in the burner-tube, to any desired size of burner-tip. When once set it supplies the required quantity of vapors for that size of tip; but the setscrew has to be readjusted whenever a larger or smaller tip is to be used.

As the opening or mouth of the passage in the tube B is large it will not easily be obstructed, and the ame will be uniform. This.

is not the case when a set-screw extends into the mouth,leaving only a slight opening, which becomes readily obstructed.

A pear-shaped sheet-metal shield, G, is firmly attached to the burner-tube, and eX- tended around the same and the generatingflame, so as to protect the latter against the wind, and furnish, by the steady 'size and action of the heating-flame, a uniform illuminating-flame at the burner-tip. I

The globe-shield Gis provided with a series of smaller air-holes, g, at the lower part, to supply the required quantity of air to the airports and to the heating-dame, while larger openings g at the upper part serve for the escape of the gases of combustion. The temperature at the interior of the globe-shield heats the air, creating a current that draws in the air, so as to insure aperfect combustion of the heating-flame and supply the air that mingles with oil-vapors in the burner-tube and forms the illuminating-gas therewith7 the current passing on both sides ot' the'iiame through the openings g g and affording increased steadiness. As the heating-jet is above the air-orifices f, the combined air and vapor are heated, making a mixture of uniform temperature, and one that affords a better light.

Having thus fully described vmy invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters l?atent-' l. The combination, with the burner-tube,

of a rgas-passage extended downward 'with openings g near the bottom and openings g its mouth contiguous to the tube, and. with a adjacent to the tip on opposite sides thereof,

set-screw for regulating the flow arranged as specified.

above the mouth, as set forth. 4. The deeetor e, combined With the tube 2. The combination of the tube A, adapted B, as set forth.

to receive detachable tips of different sizes,

the air-openings f, and gas-passage with its JOSEPH S' WOOD' mouth above the openings f, as specified. Witnesses:

3. The combination, with the tube A, its BENJ. D. MARCH, openingsf, and tube B, ofthe Casin g C, having J. E. ROBINSON. 

